DPW Superintendent Gary Wilmer said Verdin Clock workers will take the clock apart and grease it. "It's like changing the oil in a car," he explained.

Village trustees agreed it was necessary to maintain the clock. North Syracuse's treasurer, Dianne Kufel, said the clock cost about $46,000. Kufel said grant money and donations paid for 90 percent of the cost.

"I think for the amount of money we paid for the clock and what it's done for our village, I think we should spend this small amount to make sure it's kept up to snuff," Deputy Mayor Diane Browning said.

The village installed the new clock more than a year ago in Goettel Park at the intersection of Route 11 and Church Street.

The clock is programmed to play 1,200 songs. "Once in Love with Amy" was selected as the clock's first song in honor of the mayor's daughter, Amy Rossi. Town clerk Nancy Fortin also has a daughter named Amy. The village engineer is Amy Franco.